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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-28
NOTES..

A temperance cafe has been opened in
Montreaux, Switzerland, close to the re-
sort of boatmen, coachmen and others.
Temperance is making rapid progress III
Switzerland.
Last year the losses by fire in the
United States reached Il total OF Sl2O,OOO,-
600. While there went up in the smoke
of cigars, $50, GOO, or half million
dollars every day.
A young lady in bandaged, CONSTRUCTED,
distressing waist was passing out OF the
convention. Two white ribboners FOL
lowed her with regretful glanees, then
EXCHANGED these sentiments: 81 can see
her now, lying around on the sofa, use
less, complaining, and unable to take
care of her home.n "Yes, | can hear her
children coughing in consumption, the
sins of their poor thoughtless mother
visited on them as well as on herself
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-28
1.-THE RUM POWER"

The saloonists and their allies have so
centralized their power, and are so con-
scious of their strength, that in many of
our cities they bid defiance to all law,
wherever it may interfere with their
schemes of profit and plumber. They are
willing that all laws shall be strictly en-
forced except those which concern them
selves. They regard themselves as a
privileged class-as above and beyond all
law. There is not liquor law upon the
statute books of any State or any city
that they will not disregard. They feel
secure in their law-breaking, because
they know the power they WELD in poll
tics. The official who does enforce the
power at the next election. They feel
themselves stronger than the sentiment
in favor of law and order, and hence ig-
more whatever laws they may choose with
impunity. They even have abrogated
the fourth commandment, because Sun
day is one of the best days in the whole
week wherein to sell rum. So universal
is this disregard of law by the rum power,
so fully is it recognized, that it is even
made an argument against the enactment
of restrictive laws. The most oft-reiter-
ated plea against prohibition is, "Oh, you
can't enforce the law!'' Things have
come to a sad pass, indeed, in this land
when a class of the community has be-
come so defiant that citizens give its law
lessness as reason for the non-enact-
ment of legislation! The rum power is
one of the two parties responsible for this
state of things. The other is the people
themselves. They have been playing the
role of towards in this struggle, and have
allowed the Internal tyranny of the rum
power full swing. 1t is time for an
awakening, and we are glad to see the
signs of its coming. The rum power has
gotten too arrogant. 1t has driven
things with too high hand. 4 reaction
is setting in rapidly against the domna-
ton of the saloon in politics; and in this
awakening of public sentiment against
those Internal breathing-holes of hell,
the saloon, we see another factor that
will prove efficient in the grand struggle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-28


trifling cost by the force OF falling water.
As the sewers are from fifteen to twenty five
feet below the street there is abundant fall
from the water main at the station, and by a
very ingenious machinery the air is COM
pressed at tiifling cost by the use of sur
prisngly small amount of water
There are ninety two stations or pneumatic
postoflices in the city, and on the main lines
are double tubes; on these the trains run
every three minutes and on the side lines
every fifteen minutes, SO the average time Of
message from sender to receiver is but half
an hour. The total cost of the entire system
down to the last of December, 1856, was re-
turned officially at 5955, 600 francs, or very
nearly 81 ,200,000 but it is now much more,
as extension is in rapid progress. The cost
of running the business and making repairs
last year was 5S1,97l francs, or very nearly
10 per cent. on the cost of construction. Their
use is growing rapidly, for although tubes
were laid in 1866 the system was not nearly
perfected before 1850. Berlin also laid tubes
in 1866, Vienna in 1875 and London in 1853;
but their systems were confessedly awkward
and only used for ordinary mail. The con-
venient card and dainty petit bleu, delivered
at the door of the addressed as soon as a mes
senger boy can carry it from the station, are
known only in Paris.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-28
"CRIME OF THE SALOON"

Topeka, Kans., Capital (RepJl
The Sioux City Oowa) Journal discus
SEES the 'crime of the saloon" in a leading
editorial. The Journal need not 60 away
from home for argument in favor of its
proposition-that the grogshop is the
breeding-place of crime, pauperism and
death. 1t reiterates the established fact
that the saloon is heaping up mountain
high the evidence Of its inherent lawless
nature. The cOld-blooded murders of
Haddock in Iowa, of Gambrill in Missis-
sippi, of DR.. Nor:hrup in Ohio-these
outrages, all occurring within about
year, are glaring illustrations of the de-
moniac spirit begotten of the rum inter-
est, and of its consciousness that il must
kill free speech and free action within
the law, or those rights of the people will
result in its destruction. But while these
bloody murders are justly chargeable
to the saloon, and while perhaps they
are the most outbreaking examples of its
lawlessness, they are by no means eA-
ceptional illustrations. Therein consists
the real significance of the crisis between
free discussion and rum lawlessness
which is being brought on in innumera-
BILE localities, in States where license is
the rule no less than in States where pro-
hibition is the rule. When the rum and
beer interest puts itself on vivid record,
by the consistent evidence Of its acts, as
convinced that free action within the law
must be struck down as the olly means
of maintaining the eXisteRce of the sa-
loon; that the life of the saloon can only
be prolonged by murder, Violence, slug
ging and intimidatiOn--then indeed, it is
time to decide the question whether law
or lawlessness is supreme III this country.
The murders with which the saloon, with
in year, has written, in characters of
innocent blood, its own condemnation,
are lately being supplemented with vol
ume of other acts of laWleSsness. In
Texas there was lately rotteu-egging of
temperance men who were only eXercis-
ing the right of free speech. In Tennes-
see, within a few days, dozen temper
ance meetings have been broken up by
rum-rowdies and criminals, and prohibit
tonists mobbed in public and assaulted
in private. And in Ohio, where the
question of State prohibition is no, raised,
the minions OF the saloon have in various
localities perletrated outrages upon the
persons of citizens who are not prohibi-
tionists at all, and for the sole reason
thot they do not recognize the divine
right of the saloon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-28

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made from carefully selected plants, the re-
suit of long and careful study while attending
the sick and noting its effect upon the system.
1t has proved, rs hundreds will testify, TO be IL
most valuable compound Tor Rheumatism,
Lung Affections, Kidney Complaints and all
forms OF Nervousness. Also tor loss of Appe-
title, Weakness Liver Complaints and Dys-
pcpsia
1t is n mild cathartic aud does not have to
be followed by gripping pills or physic of any
kind to drive it from the system.
PRICE $l.00 bottle; bottles for $500.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-28
A POSTAL NOVELTY.
How n Man in Paris Can Dispatch HIS |
Mail Nyatter.

Mail Matter.
Theodore Child writes to The New York
Sun that Paris has the best letter dispatch sys-
TEN in the world, the letters being shot through
small tubes to all the central points of the
city by the propulsion of compressed air.
In 1866 the first pneumatic tube was laid,
and now tseir total length is 1l5 miles, while
several more are in construction To send
quick message, you drop a petit beu as they
are called-that is dainty little blue tinted
envelopc-into the nearest postollice box, and
no matter what part of the city it goes to,
you have your answer in an hourl Or you
may send an open card. The charge seems
high to an American; for the open card it is
six cents, for a closed message ten cents, and
for card with prepaid reply twelve cents
The letter sheet is like ours-that is, a sheet
gummed on the flap and ready to be folded
when the writing is completed, and as the
size of it is by inches one may nscribe
quite a communication Last year 3,l6s0G9
such messages were "piped through" and the
postal revenue thereon was over S247 600
Our engraving represents the principal ma
chinery. The pipes are of drawn iron lap
welded, with an interior diameter of two and
nine sixteenths inches. Wherever practicable
they run in the sewers, being bracketed to the
walls; but as the sewers connect at all sorts
of angles and the pipes can only turn on q
gentle curve they must often leave the
sewers. Elsewhere the tubes are laid in the
ground at a depth of three and a half feet.
In these tubes run little trains of message
boxes, made of sheet iron with leather closely
fitted over it. Each box will hold twenty
closed messages, box and contents weighing
twelve ounces. The last box in the train
carries washer" OF circular flap Of leather
SO flexible that the pressure Of the air behind
causes it to swell out and fit tight to the interior
of the tube. When the train of several mes
sage boxes is properly inserted in the tube,
which is the upward prolongation OF the main
tube underground, one piston closes the pipe
behind the train having sunk to the under
ground pipe by gravity another opens a con-
nection with the reservoir of compressed air,
the air rushes in and drives the train to its
destination. This is the simplest explanation
that can be given; of course the apparatus is
much more complex than this would indicate,
as it must receive as well transmit, and be
provided for many functions and contingent
cies. 1t is of equal interest to learn that at
many stations the air is compressed at very
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-28
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-28
1t is Absurd

Forbeople to expect cure for Indiges-
tom unless they refrain from eating
wh# is unwholesome but il anything
willsharpen the appetite and give tone
to tie digestive organs, it is Ayers Sar-
sapkrilla. Thousands all over the land
testify to the merits of this medicine.
Ms. Sarah Burroughs, of 24S Eighth
strdt, South Boston, writes "My hus-
band has taken Ayers Sarsaparilla, for
Dyspepsia and torpid liver, and has
been greatly benefited
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-28

but step in the SIR j. WEST RIDGEwAY.
advancement of civilization, that Russia's in
fiuence in that direction is the result Of hui
man progress, and that to check it would not
be productive of good results
When Col. Rdgeway was 16 years old, in
1862 he entered the Indian army as ensign
He was made lieutenant in 1862 captain in
1869, major in 1850 and brevet lieutenant
colonel in 1881. He has filled several politi.
cal appointments under successive viceroys of
India and at one time was under secretary to
the government of India in the foreign de
partment During the Afghan campaign Of
1879 and 1850 he served with Sir Frederick
Roberts, and in 1884 he was selected by the
Marquis of Ripon to command the Indian
section of the Afghan boundary commission.
He held this command on the famous march
from Quetta TO Bala Murghab to meet Sir
Peter LUmsden, who me from England
through Persia. When Sir Peter returned
to England in 1885 Col Ridgeway was ap-
pointed British commissioner. In November
1885, he met the Russian commissioner at
Zuliikar, and during the next ten months
$50 miles of frontier were demarcated The
joint commission only separated in view Of
insuperable difficulties in connection with the
last few miles of the frontier. For his ser
vices in this affair he was created Knight
Commander of the Star of India Last year
he went to st. Petersburg and conducted the
negotiations on behalf of the British govern
ment for the completion Of the last few
miles of the Afghan frontier, and, after eight
months of discussion, he succeeded in making
an arrangement which has been apparently
satisfactory to both England and Russia, and
averted the armed struggle which appeared
30 likely to take place at one time
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-28
SIR JOSEPH WEST RiDGEWAY.

The Successor OF Sir Redvers Butler as
Ireland's Under Secretary.
Col. Sir Joseph West Ridgeway, who will
cope with the Irish question as under secre-
tary for Ireland, succeeding Sir Redvers Bull
Ter is in the prime of life, being but 43 Years
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-28
A Confirmed Dyspeptic.

G. Canterbury, of al Franklin ST.,
Bosom, Mass, writes, that, suffering
for years from Indigestion, he was at
last induced to try Ayers Sarsaparilla
and by its use, was entirely cured.
Mrs. Joseph Auhin, of High street,
Holyoke, Mass, suffered for over year
from Dyspepsia, so that she could not
eat substantial food, became very weak.
aud was unable to care for her family.
Nether the medicines prescribed by
physicians, nor any of the remedies
d lv"rtiscd for the cure Of DcsOcusia.
helped her until she commenced the
use OF Ayers Sarsaparilla. "Three
L.ilre OF This medicine" she writes,
'ur,l lnc,"
:>yor's Sarsapari'la,
PREPARED BY
Dr. j. G. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Price 81; six bottles, 50. Worth So a bottle.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-28

old. He is the son
of an Anglican
clergy man, and
was born in 1914.
An article Of his
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-25
advertisements.
Barnard, Sumner & Co.

There is no department in our vast estab-
lishment more thoroughly supplied with
everything needful than the Black Dress
Goods Department.
Elegant, Rich Black Dress Goods ALWAYS
have been and always will be, with MANY
ladies, the best and most desirable of all
for them.
In the Department of Mourning of course
there are certain standard goods always in
demand, always sought for, at the first
knowledge of sudden need
OF these are Grape, Nuns Yelling. Hen
rietta Cloths and other distinctively Mourn
ing Black Goods, of all of which we keen a
full supply.
There are other Black Goods that may or
may not be used for mourning
To this class belongs the Silk Warp Hen
riettas, which are to mourning outfit what
handsome Black Silk is to other wardrobes
They are also extensively used by ladies'
not in mourning. who for various reasons
prefer this beautiful Dress Goods to Black
Silk.
For summer travelling we have a very
light, very soft Silk and Wool Cancels Hair
Cloth.
Do you see this elegant Venetian Crane
Observe that it has the effect of Grape with
out its stiffness. Will not crush. Very
durable. 1t is among the richest and hand
soonest of Mourning Dress Goods.
Let us show you an entirely new mate
rial-it is exclusively for summer wear
La Gloria" Well named has the effect
of China Grape in soft richness.
There is no doubt this new material will
grow rapidly in favor Its beauty will in
stantly recommend it TO every purchaser.
Great skill has been displayed in the pro-
duction of Pattern Robes in other than
Mourning Goods. 1t seemed impossible to
accomplish as much with mourning, because
the range of color was so limited.
Yet what seemed impossible has really
been accomplished.
The effects that have been produced by
the use of only black and white are fully as
beautiful in their way as those which have
every advantage of brilliancy of color and
shading.
If you do not care for the Pattern Robes.
and prefer combination to suit your own
taste, you can select plain material from
our full assortment, add to it of Novelty
Mourning Goods as you wish, and you have
just the combination to please your taste
Ladies will find this idea of combination
in Mourning Goods relief from the op-
pressive sameness of somber black.
Silk and Wool Grays for light mourning
Very pretty patterns. Don't show dust.
Nice for summer wear.
Our Black Dress Goods Department was
never so full of every necessary and desira-
BILE material-not alone of the standard
makes, but of much that can be classed as
novelty
Send for samples and prices of anything
you desire and receive them by return mail
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-25
Windsor County.


In the death of Mrs. Plausepine, wife of
the late Daniel Rogers, which occurred at
the residence of Frank Bailey (her old home
during the life of her husband), this COM
munity loses most estimable lady, who
will be sadly missed by those who knew
her. She died of heart disease, and her age
was sixty-eight years. Her funeral was at
tended from her late home on Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. S. A. Parker officiating.
- The selectmen have purchased three
fine yokes of working oxen, hitched them
to the road-machne, and, under the direc-
ton of Selectman ID. NJ. Brown, started out
to I" mend the ways " of the town. -
60 Rev. S. A. Parker preached at White
River junction last Sunday, in exchange
with the pastor of the Universalist church
in that place. - We think that the
youngest school-teacher in town is Jessie
Spaulding who, at the age of thirteen
years, is teaching the summer term in dis
trct No. IL. - We are informed that
Rev. f.. s. Fisk is to preach his farewell
sermon at the Congregational church next
Sunday. - Union memorial services
will be held at the Uniyersalist church at
three o'clock next Sunday afternoon. -
II. n. Clough of Pittstield, n. H., was in
town last week for the purpose of buying
horses. - Upper & Martin are pushing
the finishing of the tenements in their
block as fast as possible, - Peter O'Con-
mel is building fine new bread-cart for Mr..
Lewis, the baker. 60 James Wheeler
has pulled down his old barn, preparatory
to building a new one upon its site -
Miss NJ A. Todd of Boston, who came up
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-25
LamOille County.

A VALUABLE six-year old horse belonging
to c. S. Page died last Sunday night from
the effects of taking cold after having the
horse-dstemper. - Carroll Mobiles has
been very unlucky of late. Some three
weeks ago he cut one hand badly, while at
work in Pages hide-house and last Sunday
he fell and broke his shoulder-blade. He is
as comfortable as could be expected. -
Junia Farrand is again installed queen of
the kitchen at G. S. Pages. - The
work of filling the treste will be completed
this week. - Selectman Strong is build
ing gravel sidewalk from the street to the
depot to take the place of the old wooden
walk, which had become so rotten as to be
dangerous.
Morrisville.
MR.. THOMAS of Boston gave a very inter-
esting lecture at the town hall last Monday
night to a full house Subject " Here and
there in the war" illustrated by magic lam
tern views. - During the fine weather
of last week gardening was the order of the
day. - The other night "the BOYS -
put an old buggy on top of the livery barn.
They also removed portion of the old
picket fence on Bridge street - School
closed last week Tuesday evening with an
exhibition. - Mrs. Livingston is sick
with erysipelas. Mrs Healey also has it in
the face. - A party of young men visited
Mount Elmer, one day last week, and re-
port plenty of snow. - Asa Hunt has
bought the corner lot on Union and Sum.
mer streets and is putting up house
- Summer street is well furnished
with music, etc. 1t contains three comets,
three organs, as many pianos, violin, a vio-
lincello, clarionet, picalo, an accordion
telegraph office, telephone station,
seven widows, Congregational minis.
ter, Spirtualist speaker, two carpenters
two painters, stone-cutter, a dry-goods
clerk, photographer, doctor and retired
merchant-and they all live in peace and
harmony.
WOlcott.
r. f. PARKER died at about six O'Clock
Sunday night. Through all his long sick.
ness he was never heard to murmur or COM
plain. - Elisha Dunbar is going to
move to East Barnet and John Peck is tC
move into his house, Mr. Woodmancy has
moved on to Widow Fosters farm and
Henry Nelson has moved into Eli Drury's
house and works on the section. - The
fire district has bought of w. w. Cate lot
of land between S. A. Flies tenement build.
ing and the grist-mll to build an engine
house on. - Mrs. Truman Jones and
Carl have gone West and Frank McCracken
has gone to Canada on a visit. - Frank
Doying is learning telegraphy of NJ. S. Bur
nell. - Fred Wheeler has hired his
grandfather's shop and is to do blacksmith.
ing there.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-25

week he started out on visiting tour. He
walked to East Hill and spent one night
with his granddaughter, Mrs. Daniel Will
ber From there he went to Cabot, where
he stopped over night, and returned to East
Hill and spent q night with his grand
turned home feeling as smart and lively as
ever. 60 George Sabin, after long and
severe Illness, died at his home last Sunday
afternoon at three o'clock. He had been
great sufferer The afflicted family have
the sympathy of all. - One day last
He repaired to the house, procured pitch
fork and speared it. 1t weighed nearly
nine pounds. - Warren King lost
valuable COW last week 80 Mark u.
Goodell sold a three-year-old Fearnaught
colt to George Baentne for $50. s.
o. Wells and wife, and his son Burt, wife
and child of Barre, visited friends in this
Boston, former guest at the Lake View
House, spent Sunday in this place. -
Mrs. John Lance of Cabot has been visit
ing her sons, DIR. and George Lance of this
place, this week. 60 Mrs. l.. Il. Heath of
Burlington visited friends here last week.
Mrs. Heath joins her husband in Water
town, n. Y, the present week.
Worcester.
THE members of Hall Post will meet at
their hall at eight o'clock Memorial day
morning to arrange for carrying out decora-
Seminary supplied the Methodist desk last
Sunday. - Work is expected to com
mence on the new church enterprise this
week. - The members of Hall Post are
making repairs on their hall. They have
also purchased a set of corps flags. -
gregational society next Sunday in memorial
services.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-05-25
Vermont Stock for Export.

The first of four shipments of horses and
sheep from Addison county to be made this
season to Buenos Ayres was started the 10Th
instant. The proprietors are j. A. Wright of
Middlebury and Charles Wtherell of Corn
wall. The latter accompanies the stock. 1t
consists of eight horses, among which is
Harvester" son of Daniel Lambert -
thirty-nine Spanish Merno sheep and one
French ram from California. The hay, grain,
lumber for stalls on the vessel and the stock
required four cars, and the entire value of
the outfit is supposed to be about $4,000.
The transportation from New York is by
the American steamer " Advance" which
plies between New York and Rio Janeiro,
where the stock is transferred to a vessel of
an English line. The other three shipments
soon to be made are by Hubbard Potter of
Middlebury, by George Dimmick of Corn
wall and Joseph Close of St. Clairsvile,
Ohio, and by E. c. Eells of Middlebury and
Cyrus Jennings of Hubbardton. Mr.. Eells
is the pioneer of the trade and made the first
shipment to Buenos Ayres two years ago
this summer. The trade requires the best
stock bred in this county which easily
leads the state in breeding horses and sheep.
The shipments of stock would be greatly
facilitated by direct line of American
steamships to Buenos Ayres.